A nurse suffers a needlestick injury with a needle used on a patient with confirmed hepatitis B.If she has not previously had any hepatitis B immunisation the most important immediate treatment she should receive is
A) hepatitis B vaccine.
B) hepatitis B immunoglobulin.
C) alpha interferon.
D) HBsAg.
E) aciclovir
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